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    Help Identifying Boat Model

    We found this old boat (see attached photos) at camp, complete with intact sails but can't entirely be sure of rigging and I am wondering if someone can tell what boat type/model she is so perhaps we can find more information about all of the rigging hardware it would have had. I am a total...
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    Online Supplier - Cockpit and Bow Cover - Recommendations?

    Hi folks, my current boat cover sucks for the time spent at the dock so I would like to purchase (or potentially make) a cockpit and bower cover. Any recommendations for online suppliers that have proven reliable and provide good value for money? Thanks - Dale 1995 Glastron SSV 195 SF
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    Volvo Penta 5.0FL not taking in water after thermostat replacement

    Re: Volvo Penta 5.0FL not taking in water after thermostat replacement See impeller in the photos. Think I need to worry about the missing pieces?
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    Volvo Penta 5.0FL not taking in water after thermostat replacement

    95 Volvo Penta 5.0FL ok, so before I took out the thermostat I tested with the drive in the bin of water and it definitely drew it in and spit out. so now I replaced the thermostat and it won't draw water. I even tried the muffs but it didn't spit it out so I assume its not drawing it in. I...
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    95 Volvo 5.0FL - Thermostat Replacement

    1995 Volvo Penta Model: 5.0FL PHUE So I want to replace the thermostat on our motor and I am curious if others have replaced this one as it looks like it may be a mess to get it out (see attached photos). I am wondering if I need to buy this whole new housing as well. Thanks for your...
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    HP for a 95' Ford 302 in a glastron?

    1995 Glastron SSV 195SF with the 5.0FL PHUE motor with Volvo Penta SX-C drive My boat is out at the lake and I am trying to determine a prop match and apperently the horse power information is helpful in determining this. Any help in determining the HP for this boat?
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    Volvo Penta SX-C Replacement Prop?

    We caught some rope in the prop and now have a increase in RPMs for same power so I am fairly certain I have spun the prop. I will get this one fixed but a spare will apparently be handy. I am trying to determine a replacement propeller for my Glastron which is at the lake and struggling to...
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    volvo penta sx-c | leaking gear oil | need advice

    ok, so I put the boat (1995 Glastron SSV 195 Ski/Fish with Volvo Penta SX-C 3868160) in the water this weekend to try it out and at the end of the weekend I found the drive gear oil a milky white. so back to the garage and drain that out and start looking at sources. it didn't take long as...
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    anyone else an owner of a 95' SSV 195 fish/ski?

    I picked up a 95' Glastron SSV 195 fish/ski over the winter and just got it out on the water this past weekend. Motor works great, it's got a leak somewhere I have yet to track down but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get the live wells filled/working. It looks like I do need to...
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